octort wrote on Wednesday, February 02, 2011:
is there a difference between a regular OS or a server OS to use OpenEMR?
sunsetsystems wrote on Wednesday, February 02, 2011:
Main difference is Ubuntu Server doesn’t give you the GUI by default. That’s handy to have so usually I suggest the desktop edition.
krakrjak wrote on Wednesday, February 02, 2011:
The difference is minimal. Both use the exact same repositories for packages. The main differences are in the installation method and default packages. I prefer to use the server install media for new installations so I can set up the disks using software RAID and LVM. You can also use the desktop-alternate installation media for the same purposes. The server installation also includes the linux-image-2.6-server kernel which has slightly better I/O performance and can handle large SMP installations where the linux-image-2.6 kernel shipped by Ubuntu is more geared towards desktop usability, latency and responsiveness for interactive systems.
Hope that helps.
Zac
octort wrote on Thursday, February 03, 2011:
I appreciate it. Thanks!